Can I use CopperGro to help with stressors?

At Arise Bio, we believe that a healthy plant is the best defense. Plants experiencing multiple stressors, will need to marshal more internal resources in order to thrive. It’s safe to consider two or three minor stressors the equivalent burden/load of a one significant infections/infestation. In this case we recommend feeding your plants with a higher concentration, (eg. 75ml instead of 50ml) on a more regular schedule, (eg 3 feedings per week at 50ml/litre instead of once at 100ml/litre.), or feeding them daily at a lower concentration (eg. 25ml/litre). See our official instructions learn more about how to use CopperGro.

What is CopperGro?

CopperGro is an organic natural mineral nutritional supplement for plants that dramatically boosts growth through two avenues. As a Specialty Fertilizer, it delivers key nutrients to increase overall plant health; and serves as a natural defence against chief stressors on plants. The net result is that plants not only enjoy a richer diet of nutrients, but they can also deploy a greater proportion of those nutrients for growth rather than fighting off disease.

Is CopperGro Regulatory Approved?

CopperGro is considered a Specialty Fertilizer for Cannabis that is grown indoors, outdoors, in greenhouses and in tents by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). CopperGro is not a pesticide.

How does CopperGro work?

The key to CopperGro is nutrient bioavailability. Nutrients found in growing media, like soil, are not always fully available to a plant. If iron in the soil is only 60% bioavailable, for example, 40% of the soil’s iron content will not be taken up by the plant; it will simply sit in the ground and contribute nothing to the plant’s growth.

The problem of bioavailability is a longstanding one. Throughout the history of modern agriculture, scientists have striven to increase nutrient bioavailability for crops, with varying success. For plants, CopperGro has solved this problem. CopperGro radically increases the bioavailability of copper, a nutrient that is a key contributor to plant growth. Not only does copper constitute a vital nutritional element for plants in and of itself, but it also increases the bioavailability of other critical nutrients, including iron, manganese, and calcium. This amplification of overall nutrient bioavailability is the secret to CopperGro’s effectiveness.

But lots of other nutritional supplements also contain copper. Why is CopperGro different?

A supplement’s effectiveness doesn’t depend simply on the presence of copper; it depends on the bioavailability of that copper. This is where CopperGro differentiates itself. Unlike the copper in the vast majority of other supplements, the copper in CopperGro is ionic, Cu2+, and 100% bioavailable. This degree of bioavailability represents a dramatic breakthrough in plant science. It’s why we called the product CopperGro.

Is 100% bioavailability really that important?

Yes. A copper solution that is 100% bioavailable is 100% efficient. That means you need to use much less CopperGro to deliver a given level of copper than you would by using an inferior product; for example, a supplement with only 20% copper bioavailability, such as copper sulfate (Bordeaux mixture), would require five times more volume than CopperGro.

What advantage does 100% bioavailability confer?

There are two vital advantages that 100% bioavailability confers: lower cost and better for the soil and environment. The need for a lower volume of product to achieve a given level of copper in plants translates into a substantial cost saving. The absorption of 100% bioavailable ionic copper ensures that the growing medium in which it is deployed (i.e., soil) remains healthy, with zero copper residue accumulation.

Please explain that last point in more detail. How does the soil stay healthy?

Any solution in which an element is not 100% bioavailable will leave behind the corresponding percentage of that element; a 20% bioavailable copper solution, for example, will leave 80% of its copper in the growing medium. This poses a major problem for soil management. Regularly feeding the soil with a copper solution that is not fully absorbed by plants will damage the soil over time. As the amount of copper in the soil accumulates, the soil will become harder, less hospitable to plants and ultimately toxic. A grower would then have to remediate the soil or dispose of it in a safe manner. This represents a significant cost in terms of time, soil monitoring and money. 

So, CopperGro is not just good for the plant’s growth; it’s also good for the environment.

That’s correct.

How does CopperGro encourage the uptake of other nutrients?

CopperGro activates other nutrients through absorption and transportation:

Absorption: In their solid, neutral form, nutrients are often not available to plants; in their ionic form, however, they become much more readily absorbable. For example, simply adding iron to the soil will not significantly affect plant growth because only a small amount of it will be taken up by the plant. In the presence of CopperGro, the iron will be converted into an ionic form that becomes bioavailable to the plant, which is key to photosynthesis.

Transportation: CopperGro regulates enzymes and proteins that transport elements through a plant’s structure. For example, by activating the transporter protein within plants (known as transferrin), CopperGro facilitates the uptake of critical nutrients, including iron, manganese, and calcium. Thus preparing micronutrients for use by the plant and delivering them where they are required.

How do I use CopperGro?

Please find the official instructions here